Patents by Inventor Vincent CHOQUET

Vincent CHOQUET has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Marking object arrangeable at a child seat for adaptive actuation of an airbag, method to determine a position and/or orientation of a child seat relative to a car seat and computer program for adaptive actuation of an airbag
    Patent number: 11491942
    Abstract: The invention relates to a marking object that can be placed on a vehicle child seat for adaptive actuation of an airbag, which is configured to reflect electromagnetic radiation and mark a position and/or orientation of the vehicle child seat in relation to a vehicle seat for an imaging sensor based on the reflection, in order to actuate the airbag depending on the position and/or orientation of the vehicle child seat, wherein the marking object is a Quick Response code, radar reflector, lidar reflector, or infrared reflector. The invention also relates to a vehicle child seat, a method for determining a position and/or orientation of a vehicle child seat in relation to a vehicle seat, and interior monitoring system, a computer program for adaptive actuation of an airbag and a computer readable data carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Jörg Angermayer, Vincent Choquet
  • MARKING OBJECT ARRANGEABLE AT A CHILD SEAT FOR ADAPTIVE ACTUATION OF AN AIRBAG, METHOD TO DETERMINE A POSITION AND/OR ORIENTATION OF A CHILD SEAT RELATIVE TO A CAR SEAT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ADAPTIVE ACTUATION OF AN AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20200269795
    Abstract: The invention relates to a marking object that can be placed on a vehicle child seat for adaptive actuation of an airbag, which is configured to reflect electromagnetic radiation and mark a position and/or orientation of the vehicle child seat in relation to a vehicle seat for an imaging sensor based on the reflection, in order to actuate the airbag depending on the position and/or orientation of the vehicle child seat, wherein the marking object is a Quick Response code, radar reflector, lidar reflector, or infrared reflector. The invention also relates to a vehicle child seat, a method for determining a position and/or orientation of a vehicle child seat in relation to a vehicle seat, and interior monitoring system, a computer program for adaptive actuation of an airbag and a computer readable data carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jörg ANGERMAYER, Vincent CHOQUET